Tag: IOC President
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Olympic Summit gives full support
Lausanne, July 19, 2014: Olympic agenda 2020, Leading representatives of the Olympic Movement met in Lausanne today, with the Olympic Agenda 2020 process central to their discussions. Sports leaders heard updates on the proposals that have so far been generated on Olympic Agenda 2020, the strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement, which…
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IOC President joins in Olympic Day celebrations
Lausanne, June 23, 2014: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach got very much into the spirit of Olympic Day today, addressing over 1,000 runners in a 5.2 km run before hosting Olympic Day celebrations at the IOC headquarters, where he called on people around the world to get physically active and enjoy the benefits…
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UN Secretary-General pays official visit
Lausanne, June 17, 2014: IOC President Thomas Bach and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon review increased collaboration after signing top-level agreement between the two organisations. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, less than two months after having signed a historic…
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IOC Announces Bridgestone
Lausanne, June 13, 2014: The IOC today announced that The Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) has joined The Olympic Partner (TOP) programme. The announcement was made at a joint press conference today hosted by IOC President Thomas Bach and Masaaki Tsuya, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Bridgestone, in the 2020 Olympic Games host city Tokyo,…
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6th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport
Lausanne, June 12, 2014: 6th IWG World Conference, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach spoke today of the leading role sport can play in advancing gender equality, during a speech at the Opening Ceremony of the 6th International Working Group (IWG) World Conference on Women and Sport in Helsinki, Finland. The Conference, taking place…
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Lillehammer 2016 energized by visit of IOC President
Lausanne, May 22, 2014: After a two-day action-packed visit from IOC President Thomas Bach, the team working on the Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) got down to business with the IOC Coordination Commission, headed by double Olympic ice hockey champion Angela Ruggiero, for two days of progress updates, guidance and idea-sharing with the Organising…
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Composition of Working Groups by IOC
Lausanne, May 22, 2014: In another key milestone in the process of building Olympic Agenda 2020, a strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement, IOC President Thomas Bach today released the membership of the 14 Working Groups which will help frame some of the key recommendations. Each group will be made up of…
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IOC President meets the King of Norway
Monaco, May 19, 2014: The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, today met His Majesty the King of Norway Harald V, at the Royal Castle in Oslo, ahead of a visit to Lillehammer for meetings with the local organisers of the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games. President Bach spoke at length…
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IOC helps Ukrainian athletes
Lausanne, May 14, 2014: Ukrainian athletes, The IOC is following the political, economic and social developments in Ukraine with the greatest attention and growing concern. Also the situation of Ukrainian athletes, including those who have so successfully represented their country in the recent Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, which has dramatically deteriorated. For all these…
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IOC President announces commissions
Lausanne, Apr 02, 2014: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach today announced the composition of the IOC commissions for 2014, with an increase in female members (23 per cent) and a much broader geographical representation. The make-up of the commissions, which provide assistance to the IOC and Olympic Games Organising Committees, reflects the Olympic…